From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: wsa@the-dreams.de (Wolfram Sang) Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:18:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH v5] gpio: pcf857x: Add OF support In-Reply-To: <2400176.9Vcd5TUYl9@avalon> References: <1377590559-14279-1-git-send-email-laurent.pinchart+renesas@ideasonboard.com> <521C63A0.10902@ti.com> <1830640.BeoA2uHWDI@amdc1227> <2400176.9Vcd5TUYl9@avalon> Message-ID: <20130827171854.GA2988@katana> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org > The driver should support the same chip models reardless of whether it's used > with or without DT. If an entry in the OF table has no corresponding entry in > the I2C table I would consider that as a driver bug. Linus Walleij posted a patch to support DT only probing, but too many side-effects showed up. Some were fixable (probe regressions) and some need more work, if feasible at all. Most prominent is that runtime instantiation of i2c slaves currently needs an entry in the i2c table. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 836 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: